John Oliver explains how companies like Mary Kay are pyramid schemes

"Jane the Virgin's" Jaime Camil from is here to help.
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John Oliver explains how companies like Mary Kay are pyramid schemes
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You probably have that one friend who tries to sell you beauty and hygiene products from the comfort of their own home, and then tries to convince you to quit your job and become an entrepreneur and sell the products yourself.

John Oliver's advice? Watch out.

On last night's Last Week Tonight, Oliver explained that companies like Herbalife Nutrition and Mary Kay work on a multilevel marketing basis – which means their business model is basically a barely-legal pyramid scheme.

In the last few minutes of the video, Jane the Virgin's Jaime Camil is welcomed to the show – watch the Spanish language version of the episode for even more Camil content.

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Sophie Hirsh

Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.


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